A quick bit of art that I did on my tablet while listening to Jupiter Sunrise (clicky for huge version). Here is the song that this is from (take a listen, it is good).
I currently am [title] in NFL data. I figure that I need a data set that I know the quirks of so I can do some better testing, so I have decided to type up the NFL data for this year. Since week one is almost done I have enough data to start playing around so I have been seeing how things look. Here is an example of a graph I have made for factor loadings to predict wins: Basically the way to road this graph is that the further right you go the more that stat helps you win NFL games, so Rushing Attempts are good, Kick Return Yards are bad. (Think about why getting Kick Return Yards are bad, it makes sense.)
In other news: Lollipop by Mika is a song that is one huge hook and nothing else, I'm not saying that the song is good, but it is brilliant. And to top it off the music video is a visual version of the song. This is as close to candy as you can get while listening to music (diabetics beware):
On Friday I went to the Trans Siberian Orchestra concert in Wichita. It was pretty dang good. If they are playing in your area you should check them out. It will jump start your holiday cheer.
Tonight was the triumphant return of one of the best local bands: Anything But Joey. They rocked it out to a fairly packed house down at PJ's. And they were even kind enough to get the show done by midnight. What swell guys.